The Intersectional Fertility Podcast

Meet Josie’s new assistant and pleasure alchemist Jozelle Wong Yu (they/she). Listeners get a peek behind the curtain as the two become further acquainted and discuss fertility, pleasure, the creative process, and the ways how we receive each other hold it all. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. Follow J...

Facilitator and somatic practitioner Meenadchi (Meenadchi/they) and Josie discuss non-violent communication, the tenderness the new year can bring, and the ways family constellation therapy helps us remember that we’re connected. This is a conversation full of laughter, space-holding, and magic. Buy Meenadchi’s book, Decolonizing Non-Violent Communication, here .  Visit their website here .  Downl...

Josie brings back the first guest episode of the podcast - a thoughtful and deep conversation with writer and full-spectrum birthworker Jennifer Molina (she/her). They talk about how writing helps us navigate our queerness and the responsibility of being seen through writing, especially as queer people of color. Come for the generous conversation, stay for the bonus poetry reading and liberatory w...

Eri Guajardo Johnson (she/they) views fertility as a deeply vulnerable and nuanced spiritual matter. This conversation, which weaves together themes of power, decolonizing practices, and reproductive loss amongst sexual assault survivors, will have you considering just how deep and profound this conversation of fertility truly is. Eri Guajardo Johnson is a trained birth doula. They specialize in s...

If you’ve ever had questions about the benefits of using your placenta - and the ways to do it - look no further than this conversation with birth worker and health educator Sarah Ferguson. You will guaranteed walk away with an appreciation for the utter magic of this organ, and a clear place to start if you’re considering encapsulating your placenta. Sarah is a birth worker, reproductive health e...

Erika’s journey to conception overlapped with her foray into doula-hood - and, through her story, we find that neither process was straightforward. Erika's work is done through an anti-racist, pro-Black, pro-queer lens, and she de-centralizes whiteness in her work. Erika shares her eight-year conception story, what it was really like for her postpartum, and practices and rituals that help her...

Sean Saifa Wall (he/him/his) is a Black queer intersex activist and rising scholar. In this episode, he talks about how growing up intersex informed his activism, the importance of patient advocacy and medical reparations, and the intersection between intersex justice and reproductive rights. This is a rich conversation with a passionate activist that will leave you locating yourself in the conver...

This conversation with Pati was so nice, we're posting it twice. Please enjoy this re-run of a spectacular conversation with non-binary, Latinx sexological bodyworker and midwife, Pati Garcia. Pati and Josie discuss queer pleasure anatomy and anal breathing to undo trauma and increase fertility, plus bonus tips to help top surgery scars heal faster. “If you want to cause a revolution, everyon...

Josie's much-anticipated program, Fertile, is now open for registration! Fertile is a five-week online program designed specifically for queer, trans, and non-binary folks with wombs to conceive using the Whole Self Fertility Method ™ . Josie shares the details of the program, including scholarships, materials, and schedule. Save your spot in Fertile here . Visit the Intersectional Fertility...

"The babies are a cute part of it, but I love teaching people how to take up space." Morgane Richardson's dive into the ocean of perinatal care has been deep and wide. She has worn so many hats in the world of birth since 2012, including doula, health educator, certified breastfeeding counselor, and more. In this conversation, she and Josie discuss her own birth and fertility experi...

In this episode, Josie sits down with their partner Melissa to discuss their upcoming program, Fertile. This program supports a fertile environment in the body and specifically supports folks with wombs who are queer, trans, and non-binary. Grab a cup of tea and enjoy this intimate, fun, and playful conversation. Throughout their years as a Licensed Acupuncturist, Josie has offered a myriad of pro...

Kayden and Josie discuss joyful movement as social justice work, cultural competency for adoptive parents, health at every size (HAES), tarot, and more. Kayden also offers some nuanced questions and reflections for folks who are currently interested in transracial and transnational adoption. This conversation is truly jam-packed with relevant, embodied, and joyful information for any person at any...

Jordan's back for a bonus episode, where they discuss their own process of looking forward. How does one plan for a family when taking in factors like gender affirming hormones, finances, insurance, and more? They pose their questions to Josie, who advocates for alternatives to the white, cis, hetero-normative binary ways of birth. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole...

Jordan shares about their healing journey into the movement art space, the rituals they use for self-love and pleasure, and how the body’s sense of safety can support fertility. This is a conversation rooted in intuition, worthiness, and a true bounty of connection and movement. At the end of the episode, Jordan leads listeners through a grounding practice to instill greater peace and ease in mind...

“We are nature, and nature is us.” This is the basis of the Whole Self Fertility Method™ -- that we are elemental beings, and that fertility is not our reproductive system only. It’s our endocrine system, our nervous system, our digestive system, and so much more. In this episode, Josie unpacks each element that composes their Whole Self Fertility Method™. They developed this method over years of...

Sara Ceiba Flores wants to disrupt the cis-het lens of family building. They are a queer, multi-gendered, Two-Spirit human, Registered Nurse, Certified Nurse Midwife, and Nurse Practitioner. They are also a parent who queerceived twice via at-home IUI, a home miscarriage-er, and a home live term birther. All this to say, Sara has an immense amount of experience in the world of birth. In this conve...

Josie talks with Jamee Pineda, a hilot binabaylan, acupuncturist, and Chinese Medicine practitioner, whose practice is informed by his identity as a queer, trans, non-binary, Tagalog person living in the US. Josie and Jamee talk decolonizing food, honoring ancestry, paying reparations, and building a safer queer community as practitioners of ancient medicine.  In this episode, Josie uses the terms...

Living in a “rest and relax” mode is key to conceiving successfully. In this episode, Josie shares their ten favorite techniques to instantly reduce stress and anxiety and fill your mind and body with feelings of peace and calm. You can use these tools anytime, anywhere to clear stress hormones from your body faster than any drug.  All content offered through The Intersectional Fertility Podcast i...

Gabby Rivera, award-winning author of Juliet Takes a Breath, and host of the podcast Joy Revolution, joins Josie to talk about the challenges and joys of her solo queer babymaking journey.  Plus, how do cannabis, weight, and stress affect fertility? (Hint: one of these might surprise you.) Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more...

“If you want to cause a revolution, everyone needs to have a little anal pleasure.” Listen in as Josie talks with non-binary, Latinx sexological bodyworker and midwife, Pati Garcia, about queer pleasure anatomy and anal breathing to undo trauma and increase fertility, plus bonus tips to help top surgery scars heal faster. Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility...

Do you wonder if there are certain foods you can eat to boost your fertility? Each phase of your cycle needs different nutrients to optimize your fertility. Josie shares what to eat during each phase of the cycle to increase your chances of conceiving.  All content offered through The Intersectional Fertility Podcast is created for informational purposes only, it is not intended to be a substitute...

Josie talks with writer and full-spectrum birthworker Jennifer Molina about accessing our fertile essence through writing, and what compels us to share our stories, especially as queer people of color. Plus, a surprise poetry reading and liberatory writing prompts.  Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. Fol...

Josie and their fiancée talk about gender, and how it relates to our Essence and creative power. Josie’s gender is Atreyu from Never-Ending Story, black leather jackets, and Mexican food.  Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings. Follow Jonas on Instagram . Let us know your thoughts in the Free Intersectional...

Josie talks about their journey to queerness, reclaiming their Latinx heritage, uncovering their authentic self through their Fertile Essence, and their mission to recenter queer, trans, and non-binary folks in reproductive healthcare. Welcome to the Intersectional Fertility Podcast.  Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about...

The number one thing people get wrong about their fertility is thinking they can’t change the fertile environment in their body. Josie dives into the best practices and methods for improving fertility and eliminating reproductive issues on your queer journey to conceiving.  All content offered through The Intersectional Fertility Podcast is created for informational purposes only, it is not intend...